I found these three spiders under the overhanging cap of consecutive concrete fence pillars. I suspected that these handsome spiders…
During moth week I was visited by at least one (and usually many) of these handsome noctuids every night that…
I don’t see these beautiful salticid spiders (who go by the common names Johnson’s jumper and red-backed jumper, although the…
I think I found one of these on my first dedicated spider hunting expedition of the year, but whilst trying…
This handsome noctuid moth is a native species, but periodically builds up into such large populations that it becomes a…
Zebra jumpers are probably the most commonly seen jumping spider (family Salticidae) in our region, although their size means we…
It seems odd to me that I don’t see this species more often, because they have a such a wide…
In our region there are at least 70 species of the arachnids called harvestmen, but the only one I can…
I really love Chestnut-backed Chickadees! As a bird that is endemic to the region I have chosen to call home…
I first found this handsome and distinctive noctuid moth whilst housesitting for my sister-in-law in Portland in mid-August, but I…